A. I. Sabra
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | July 8,1924 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Tanta |
| Egypt | |
| Died | Lexington |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Thesi | Theories Of Light from Descartes To Newton |
| Awards | George Sarton Medal |
| Children | Adam Sabra |
| Education | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Alexandria University | |
| Books | Theories of Light: From Descartes to Newton |
| Optics, astronomy, and logic | |
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| ID | 3825559 |
A. I. Sabra Life story
Abdelhamid I. Sabra was a professor of the history of science specializing in the history of optics and science in medieval Islam. He died December 18, 2013. Sabra provided English translation and commentary for Books I-III of Ibn al-Haytham's seven book Kitab al-Manazir, written in Arabic in the 11th century.
